Vendor Team Lead

DATE OF DISTRIBUTION: 21.07.2026

CLOSING DATE: 28.07.2026

DISTRIBUTION: INTERNAL ONLY

DEPARTMENT: SERVICES

PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To lead a team of Vendor Analysts in ensuring that Impala has adequate and compliant trade vendors available to enable the procurement of goods and services in a timeous manner, in support of the operations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent is essential
• Supply Chain/Purchasing Management/Logistics Management/Economics/Business Economics/Managerial Finance Diploma or NQF 6 equivalent is essential
• Purchasing and Supply from (CIPS) Degree or NQF 7 equivalent is desirable
• Minimum 5 years' experience within a purchasing department specifically in working with suppliers either in any form of supplier management and administration, supplier compliance management or vetting, conducting sourcing events (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and/or tenders), negotiating with suppliers, or awarding, finalisation and implementation of formal written contractual agreements is essential.

COMPETENCIES:

• MS Office (Outlook, Word. Excel, PowerPoint)
• Business acumen and entrepreneurial orientated mind-set
• Interpersonal skills
• Complies to the relevant procedures and policies
• Understands company fraud, corruption and ethics policies
• Understands vendor master data and the impact on the other areas of the business

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Responsible for onboarding, maintenance and integration of all trade vendors through the Ariba portal to SAP ECC in line with company procedures and policies.
• Facilitates third-party relationships and service level agreement and assists in mitigating supplier risk through vetting and resolution processes of any non-compliance, high-risk sanction and fronting risks.
• Plays an active role in assisting with the resolution of any risk findings coming from vetting activities, administration and coordination with a supplier monitoring committee.
• Maintains an objective based risk assessments (ORA) risk profile for vendor management to identify and mitigate appropriate supply risks.
• Continuously reviews and updates vendor management, process documents and training materials.
• Manages third-party relationships in ensuring that BBBEE certificates and Sworn Affidavits are efficiently managed and recorded in Ariba to maximise procurement scores against both Mining Charter and DTI Codes of Good Practice BBBEE scorecard.
• Responsible for all approvals on sensitive/approvable data fields within the Ariba and SAP ECC systems.
• Monitors key performance areas and indicators within vendor management to ensure compliance against planned parameters resulting in business excellence, superior customer service and efficiency and effectiveness.

Our people set us apart and make us a winning team we are excited to have someone new join our ranks

IMPORTANT:

Short listed candidates may be subjected to a psychometric assessment. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, the Companys Recruitment Policy, and Employment Equity Plan.

Should you not hear from the human resources department within 30 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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